Swaraj demands immediate release of Fonseka

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Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said BJP was disturbed by the arrest of former Sri Lanka army chief General Sarath Fonseka and requested President Mahinda Rajapaksa to release him immediately.
"We are disturbed by the news reports about the arrest and deten

Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Sushma Swaraj on Wednesday said BJP was disturbed by the arrest of former Sri Lanka army chief General Sarath Fonseka and requested President Mahinda Rajapaksa to release him immediately.

"We are disturbed by the news reports about the arrest and detention of General Sarath Fonseka, the opposition candidate in the recent presidential elections in Sri Lanka," Swaraj said in a statement.

She asserted that as the largest democracy India could not approve of this, especially when it was taking place in its neighbourhood.

"We call upon President Mahinda Rajapaksa to ensure the safety and well-being of the opposition leader and request his release immediately," Swaraj said.

Since the death of LTTE Chief V Prabhakaran last year, BJP has raised the issue of welfare of Tamil refugees in Sri Lanka and asked the Indian government repeatedly to take up the matter with the Rajapaksa government.

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